Where does “Frosch” come from?
Frosch (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German vrosch, from Old High German frosc, from Proto-West Germanic frosk, from Proto-Germanic fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.
Frosch (Pennsylvania German): frog
Ancestry of “Frosch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | vrosch | — |
| 2 | Old High German | frosc | frog |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | frosk | frog |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fruskaz | frog |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | prew- | to jump |